… Merkel’s famous “Wir schaffen das” statement in 2015, won 12.6 percent of the vote compared with 4.7 percent in 2013 … percent, compared with 4.1 percent in 2013. Speaking the day after the vote in Hesse, Merkel said “the results are a … set off a firestorm. Kramp-Karrenbauer said it was “a bad day for Thuringia and a bad day for Germany.” Merkel said, …